MUMBAI: The race for the chairmanship of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is going down to the wire. On Satuday, February 13, the government held a special meeting to consider a proposal by the finance ministry to reappoint the current chairman, UK Sinha, for a period of one year, said people aware of the unexpected development. This comes after one contender for the post left the field and a second may also exit.

Mumbai: Capital markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), which is now also the regulator of commodity exchanges, is planning to bring warehouse service providers under its regulatory ambit to keep an eye on all aspects of the commodity market, according to two people familiar with Sebi’s thinking.

Currently, commodity exchanges come under Sebi, but the activities related to storage of underlying commodities linked to futures are not under its purview. The existing norms only ensure that warehouses are registered with Warehouse Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA).

Mumbai: IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd and GMR Infrastructure Ltd have sought the capital markets regulator’s approval to launch India’s first infrastructure investment trust (InvIT).

In the application to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), both IRB and GMR have identified assets they want to list under these trusts.

To catch manipulators, markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has begun looking into social media accounts of suspected persons, with ‘mutual friends on Facebook’ being cited as evidence for the first time in an insider trading case.

While Sebi has been examining Twitter and Facebook for quite some time for investigation purposes, this is the first time the regulator has used Facebook account as evidence for proving charges against an individual.

Mahindra Asset Management Company has received markets regulator Sebi's approval for setting up of their mutual fund business.

Mahindra AMC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services (MMFS), got the regulator's nod on February 4.

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has ordered impounding of unlawful gains worth more than Rs 5 crore from eight entities after finding them guilty of indulging in synchronised trading in the shares of Polar Pharma India.

The eight entities include DPK Stock & Securities, Shivam Investments, Caps Finstock Services, Peeyush Agarwal, AJC Securities & Fin, Supreme Lease Finvest, Shailja Investments and Kanhai Commodity Intermediaries.

Quess Corp, a staffing services and business solutions provider co-promoted by Thomas Cook India, has approached markets regulator Sebi for an initial public offer (IPO) to raise Rs 400 crore.

The company has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for the public issue of its equity shares.

MUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi on Friday reduced position limits in the agri commodities derivatives trading segment which, market players said, would make the segment safer and reduce volatility. But the move may also hit all those participants who want to hedge their risks through commodity exchanges (comexes).

The decision follows National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) on Wednesday suspending trading in castor seeds futures as it feared concentration of positions among a handful of participants and chances of default by a few members. The new rules will be effective March 1, a release from the regulator said.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed Sebi over its move to hear afresh the Financial Planning Supervisory Foundation’s (FPSF) plea for grant of approval to act as a self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for distributors of mutual fund products.

A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said since the apex court was hearing the matter, the market regulator could not have decided to initiate a parallel proceedings and hear the issue afresh.

Mumbai: As Indian stock markets remain volatile, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is examining whether the rules and trading norms in place are sufficient to mitigate risks from possible market manipulation or disproportionate unwinding of derivatives positions.

The regulator met top exchange officials and brokers last week to take stock of the situation and advised them to track the markets closely to ensure there is no foul play or excessive speculation in equities and derivatives trading.

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